Grigory Gamarnik
Grigory Gamarnik | |
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| Григорий Александрович Гамарник | |
| Born | Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik April 22, 1929 |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Citizenship | USSR |
| Occupation | Wrestler |
| Known for | World champion in 67 kg. Greco-Roman wrestling (1955) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (171 cm) |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| World Championships | ||
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1955 Karlsruhe | Lightweight |
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1958 Budapest | Welterweight |
| USSR Championships | ||
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1953 | |
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1956 | |
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1957 | |
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1958 | |
Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik (also Hryhoriy Oleksandrovych Hamarnik; original name: Григорий Александрович Гамарник; born April 22, 1929) is a former Soviet world champion wrestler.[1][2]
Biography
Gamarnik is Jewish, and was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine, in the Soviet Union.[1][3] He was trained by USSR wrestling trainer German Sandler.
Wrestling career
In 1948, he won second place in light middleweight class wrestling, at the All-Union Youth Contests in the USSR.[4]
Gamarnik was world lightweight (67 kg) Greco-Roman wrestling champion at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships in Karlsruhe, Germany, beating out silver medalist Kyösti Lehtonen of Finland and bronze medalist Gustav Freij of Sweden.[1][5][6][7] He came in second in the 1958 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in welterweight (73 kg) Greco-Roman wrestling, behind gold medalist Kazim Ayvaz of Turkey and ahead of bronze medalist Valeriu Bularca of Romania.[1][5][6][7]
He came in fifth in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in men's welterweight Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][7] He was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953, and in 1956–58.[3][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Grigory Gamarnik Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Hryhoriy Hamarnik Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Uri Miller. "Jews in Sport in the USSR". Yivo Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ V. S. Mert︠s︡alov (1958). Biographic directory of the USSR. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Who's who in the USSR. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. 1961. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Ralph Hickok (October 2, 2011). "Sports History – World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships". HickokSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Garmanik, Grigori". International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ Herman Branover, Isaiah Berlin, Zeev Wagner (1998). The Encyclopedia of Russian Jewry: Biographies. Jason Aronson. ISBN 0-7657-9981-2. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grigory Gamarnik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.